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Community rules

Whether we’re interacting on a General Mills website or in Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, a blog or any other social network, we build and protect our communities as places to engage in great conversation and find information. We want to hear from you.

Do

Don't

Be considerate of other viewpoints.

Be mean. Defamatory or vulgar content will be removed.

Share your thoughts.

Stray off topic. Spam or way-off-topic posts, including those of a religious or political nature, are not allowed.

Post photos, videos or other content that you think we’d like to see.

Post any content that you don’t own or have permission to use.

Feel comfortable being yourself and interacting with other community members.

Post any personal contact information about yourself or others.

Have fun. We want to hear from you.

Sit back and watch. It’s no fun that way.

Below is the full list of rules that we follow and enforce that are designed to protect and help ensure strong and active communities. These terms apply to all content posted and uploaded to our websites and to the online social media forums or applications that we administer, including comments and other written submissions, photos, audio recordings and videos.

Won’t post:
o Advertisements;
o Charitable solicitations;
o Materials that belong to someone else (including photos, videos, music, trademarks or other copyrighted material), unless you have permission from the owner;
o Professional photos or videos, unless you have permission from the owner;
o Images or recordings of anyone other than yourself, unless you have that person’s permission;
o Information about anyone other than yourself, unless you have that person’s permission;

Won’t post personal contact information, including last names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers or any other information that would individually identify you or anyone else;

Won’t impersonate someone else;

Won’t post false or misleading information;

Won’t post messages containing hidden or disguised meanings, or which are off topic or out of context;

Won’t transmit or post anything that contains viruses or any other harmful content.

Also, before posting content, please make sure you understand and agree that we (General Mills and our affiliates):

Have complete rights to everything you post. We can use the content (or any ideas or elements contained within the content) however we see fit, such as by copying or modifying it for use elsewhere, including with attribution. We can choose to not allow (or remove) any posting at any time.

Reserve the right to change any of these terms at any time. All changes will be effective upon posting and by continuing to use the website, forum, social media page, or application following the posting of such changes will mean that you accept those changes.

Offer our websites, forums, social media pages, and applications only to those who acknowledge and agree to the following disclaimer that we make:

DISCLAIMER. GENERAL MILLS (INCLUDING ALL AFFILIATES THEREOF) WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE COMMUNITY RULES OR USE OF ANY WEBSITE, FORUM, SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE, OR APPLICATION MADE SUBJECT TO THESE RULES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF (OR KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF) THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF ANY PORTION OF THESE LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF GENERAL MILLS (INCLUDING ALL AFFILIATES THEREOF) SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).

These terms are in addition to the Privacy Policy and Legal Terms for the particular website, forum, social media page, or application. By using the website, forum, social media page, or application, you are affirming that you’ve read and agree to all terms of the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and these Community Rules, and that you specifically agree that all information, images, suggestions, ideas or other materials you provide to us (for posting or otherwise) are freely usable by us without compensation to anyone and will become our property upon your submission of them.